PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldine Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rua
vs
Gracie

175 cm
22
167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
151 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baldine Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baldine Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Rua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Gracie tries to clinch but Rua moves away
and Rua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rua.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rua slips a jab from Gracie.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rua forces Gracie back against the ropes and clinches.

Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rua moves into the clinch.

Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rua rushes Gracie and presses him up against the ropes.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.

Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rua has managed to clinch.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.

Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Rua clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rua moves into the clinch.

Rua breaks from the clinch.

Rua clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the ropes.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Rua with an uppercut!
Rua misses with a leg kick.
Rua looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.

Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is trying to break free.

Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gracie moves into the clinch.

Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rua gets tackled into the ropes by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Rua breaks from the clinch.

Rua moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua has Gracie pressed against the ropes, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rua prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua has Gracie pressed against the ropes, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rua is pressed up against the ropes. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rua throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Rua drives through and clinches with Gracie against the ropes.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie checks a low kick from Rua.

Rua has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Rua.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a straight left.

Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Rua blocks a jab.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie is trying to push Rua away but Rua has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Rua.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Rua counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie moves to clinch but Rua breaks away
and Rua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rua!
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Rua lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Rua takes one to the chin there.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rua counters with a right hand to the body.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rua counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ray Rua will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rua throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.

Gracie is rocked!
Gracie wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side
and Rua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Rua finish him?
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Gracie off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Rua follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Gracie was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ray Rua!